{"id":3437,"date":"2016-11-15T19:17:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T19:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2025-05-09T19:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:25:17","slug":"tribes-ali-shaheed-muhammad-to-dj-walkers-avant-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/2016\/11\/15\/tribes-ali-shaheed-muhammad-to-dj-walkers-avant-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribe\u2019s Ali Shaheed Muhammad to DJ Walker\u2019s Avant Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Harry Colbert, Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Managing Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past Friday A Tribe Called Quest released its most recent \u2013 and final \u2013 album, \u201cThanks 4 Your Service \u2026 We Got it from Here,\u201d an album that features the last bars from the late Phife Dawg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement of the project came to the delight of fans of Tribe and of hip-hop. The project comes at the perfect time for those attending the Walker Art Center\u2019s Avant Garden, Nov. 19; as the fundraising event will be DJed by Tribe\u2019s Ali Shaheed Muhammad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muhammad said with the March 22 passing of Phife, who died of kidney failure \u2013 a complication from diabetes \u2013 that Phife\u2019s earthly presence may have come to an end but his legacy and his music lives on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPhife was 5\u20193\u201d but he was a giant,\u201d said Muhammad. \u201cI was blessed to have him as a brother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with most hip-hop collectives, the ones with the microphones get most of the attention. Tribe is no exception with Phife and Q-Tip getting more of the fan notoriety, but that\u2019s not to say the DJ is an afterthought. Music insiders are quick to point out Muhammad, who produced several classic Tribe cuts, was as important and as valued as Phife and Q-Tip. Not only a DJ and producer, Muhammad is a credited writer on all five Tribe studio LPs. Beyond Tribe, the pioneering DJ is credited for producing the song that ushered in the neo-soul era, D\u2019Angelo\u2019s \u201cBrown Sugar.\u201d Muhammad, who was a part of the super-group Lucy Pearl with Raphael Saddiq (Tony! Toni! Ton\u00e9!) and Dawn Robinson (En Vogue), also produced for Eric Benet, Angie Stone, the late Gil Scott Heron and others. Fans of the Netflix series, \u201cLuke Cage\u201d can hear Muhammad\u2019s handy work in the show\u2019s score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muhammad said while he is authentically hip-hop, much of his sound is rooted in jazz, with influences of Donald Byrd, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock. Asked how Tribe has been able to remain relevant some 25 years since its debut, Muhammad said it\u2019s quite simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen something is sincere and truthful it will stand the test of time,\u201d explained Muhammad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muhammad\u2019s brings his truthfulness to the Walker, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, for Avant Garden, Nov. 19. Tickets for the fundraising event start at $125 and proceeds go toward the Walker\u2019s artistic and educational programming. Tickets can be purchased at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkerart.org\/\">www.walkerart.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor This past Friday A Tribe Called Quest released its most recent \u2013 and final \u2013 album, \u201cThanks 4 Your Service \u2026 We Got it from Here,\u201d an album that features the last bars from the late Phife Dawg. 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